vista and sQl server 2005

i think a gain i have bad problem with my vista windows .i installed SQL server 2005 in my vista some times a go and then it damaged .ideleted it and uninstalled and now i want to install it.but when i did it ,vista can not install it and said that it is installed in your computer,but this is not,i delet all it,and now i need to install again ,what can i do?

Re: vista and sQl server 2005

"negar" <negar.3fdoax@winvistaclub.com> wrote in message
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> i think a gain i have bad problem with my vista windows .i installed SQL
> server 2005 in my vista some times a go and then it damaged .ideleted it
> and uninstalled and now i want to install it.but when i did it ,vista
> can not install it and said that it is installed in your computer,but
> this is not,i delet all it,and now i need to install again ,what can i
> do?

Did you delete files or did you uninstall it? If you just deleted files,
then you didn't account for registry entries that must be deleted as well or
registry entries are hanging around after the uninstall, because you started
deleting files.

If you have deleted all files.....Then I suggest to you to re-install SQL Server, as Arnold stated...registry entries still remain in your system.

apart this... SQL Server service also looking for their files and binaries @ startup and SQL Instances too. So re-install, it'll definitely prompt to repair installation.....First repair it and then Uninstall.

"negar" <negar.3fdoax@winvistaclub.com> wrote in message
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>
> i think a gain i have bad problem with my vista windows .i installed SQL
> server 2005 in my vista some times a go and then it damaged .ideleted it
> and uninstalled and now i want to install it.but when i did it ,vista
> can not install it and said that it is installed in your computer,but
> this is not,i delet all it,and now i need to install again ,what can i
> do?

Did you delete files or did you uninstall it? If you just deleted files,
then you didn't account for registry entries that must be deleted as well or
registry entries are hanging around after the uninstall, because you started
deleting files.

first i uninstalled all sql server files and then i deleted the forder with name:Microsoft SQL server in program files.
thanks for your reply.

Re: vista and sQl server 2005

"negar" <negar.3fev3i@winvistaclub.com> wrote in message
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> Mr. Arnold;96033 Wrote:
>> "negar" <negar.3fdoax@winvistaclub.com> wrote in message
>> news:negar.3fdoax@winvistaclub.com...
>> >
>> > i think a gain i have bad problem with my vista windows .i installed
>> SQL
>> > server 2005 in my vista some times a go and then it damaged .ideleted
>> it
>> > and uninstalled and now i want to install it.but when i did it
>> ,vista
>> > can not install it and said that it is installed in your
>> computer,but
>> > this is not,i delet all it,and now i need to install again ,what can
>> i
>> > do?
>>
>> Did you delete files or did you uninstall it? If you just deleted
>> files,
>> then you didn't account for registry entries that must be deleted as
>> well or
>> registry entries are hanging around after the uninstall, because you
>> started
>> deleting files.
>
>
> first i uninstalled all sql server files and then i deleted the forder
> with name:Microsoft SQL server in program files.
> thanks for your reply.
>

What I suspect is that there are several components of SQL Server 2005
installed on the machine, which I have on my machine that need to be
uninstalled. I think the installer for SQL Server 2005 is looking at the
other sub-components that are installed showing in the Control
Panel/Programs and Features, and it has determined that SQL server is
already installed, possibly.

Re: vista and sQl server 2005

I suggest that you go to Control Panel, Programs and Features and uninstall
everything that has SQL Server in the title, if you have not already done
that. That's the only thing it can be that other components of SQL Server
are showing in the installed programs list. If you have down all of that,
uninstalled those components too, then I suggest you use Regedt32 and search
the registry for any entries that deal with SQL Server and see if it needs
to be deleted.